Wow, what a beautiful story, as always. What appealed to me most about this fantasy was not having to make a choice, and that there's no condemnation for choosing something unusual.
Of course, this is especially true in the fantasy world; unfortunately, such a thing doesn't exist in real life.
I always love it when a new novella is published.
Every story is touching, in its own way!
I support you in exploring these taboos in the fantasy world. And I'm also very happy that there's always an explanation at the end; that's certainly very enlightening!